Are you planning a wedding? It doesn’t take long to discover that costs can add up quickly. One way to save money is with DIY wedding stationery. By doing your own wedding stationery, as opposed to going through a formal printer, you can save money, add a personal touch to your wedding, and have fun, all at the same time.
There are many different ways to go about doing your own wedding stationery. The only limiting factors are your imagination, your budget, and your time. A simple and inexpensive method for DIY wedding stationery is to order online through many of the online custom printers. Using this option you will be able to choose the paper and design of your stationery, as well as customizing the wording of the invitations and information cards. Your order will be done quickly and you will be able to send out your save-the-date cards or invitations within a few weeks of ordering. At the other end of the stationery spectrum, are hand lettered calligraphy invitations. They can be very expensive if you pay someone else to do them, but if you have the time and the patience to do them yourself, you can have very beautiful invitations and stationery at a very reasonable cost.
9 Tips of DIY Wedding Stationery
Whichever type of stationery you choose; here are a few tips on it.
1. Start early! Creating DIY wedding stationery will take longer than you think. Save-the-date cards should be sent as early as possible, up to one year before the wedding date. These simple cards make it easier for your out of town guests to make vacation plans and arrange for accommodations. Give yourself plenty of time for creating your wedding invitations. The invitations should go out no less than 6 weeks before the wedding, and you want to give yourself at least two weeks for addressing and mailing. Start creating your invitations three to six months before the wedding to give yourself plenty of time.
2. Before you order or create your wedding invitations, decide on your style. Will your wedding be casual or formal? Modern or antique? What are your wedding colors? Your wedding invitations may be the first impression your guests get about your wedding and will set the tone for the important day to come.
3. Decide on what types of DIY wedding stationery you need. It is probably more than you think. You may need save-the-date cards, engagement party invitations, bridal shower invitations and rehearsal dinner invitations as well as the wedding invitations. Don’t forget the thank you cards! Plan ahead so all your stationery can be co-ordinated.
4. Once you have an idea of your design, start with a small sample. Often when putting together a sample invitation you will find that things don’t always work the way you have planned. By using a prototype you will be able to work out all the glitches before you start your production line.
5. Work like the pros. When creating the stationery don’t create each piece of it individually. You can save a lot of time by using assembly line techniques when creating your wedding stationery. You might want to throw a party and invite your friends over to give you a hand. Have each person do one specific task on all the invitations and you will have your invitations done before you know it!
6. When ordering supplies, order ten to twenty percent more than you think you will need. You will have mistakes and things will not always go as planned. It is better to have left over supplies,than to run out and find that you can’t get a match at the last minute.
7. Make a budget, but don’t scrimp on quality. Cheap paper and printing can ruin otherwise beautiful invitations. Buy the best supplies you can afford and do your printing with a laser printer. Don’t forget to add postage and mailing costs to your budget.
8. Proofread your DIY wedding invitations for spelling errors and typos. Double check the dates and times. Then do it again. It will be very expensive if you have to re-do all your stationery.
9. And finally, relax and have a good time creating your stationery. You won’t be just creating your DIY wedding stationery; you will be creating memories that will last a lifetime!
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